Rank 123

Steelix · build and set

SteelGround

Usage: 0.4%—
Brought: 67.7%
Leads: 22.3%
Mega Evolves: 47.7%
Win rate: 50.9%; ▲ 0.9 pts above 50%; 43.3% – 58.5% · 161 games

22,594 battles · 30 days · updated 7 min ago

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Mega Steelix

SteelGround

Sand Force

SteelixiteBrave+Atk −Spe

GroundHigh Horsepower
SteelHeavy Slam
NormalProtect
FightingBody Press

HP: 182; 32
Atk: 194; 32
Def: 250; 0
SpA: 75; 0
SpD: 117; 2
Spe: 45; 0

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Steelix @ Steelixite
Ability: Rock Head
Level: 50
EVs: 32 HP / 32 Atk / 2 SpD
Brave Nature
- High Horsepower
- Heavy Slam
- Protect
- Body Press

Spreads (Smogon)

Source: Smogon, September 2026 (1,760+ cutoff)

Brave
+Atk−Spe
31.6%Most used
- HP32
- Atk32
- Def0
- SpA0
- SpD2
- Spe0
Adamant
+Atk−SpA
20.1%
- HP29
- Atk32
- Def0
- SpA0
- SpD5
- Spe0
Adamant
+Atk−SpA
6.2%
- HP32
- Atk32
- Def0
- SpA0
- SpD2
- Spe0

Abilities

Not enough data

Moves

Revealed in 88 games

GroundHigh Horsepower47.7%
SteelHeavy Slam45.5%
NormalProtect33.0%
FightingBody Press19.3%
RockWide Guard13.6%
GroundEarthquake11.4%
SteelIron Defense6.8%
SteelIron Head5.7%

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RockRock Slide5.7%
IceIce Fang2.3%
SteelSteel Roller2.3%
DarkCrunch1.1%
GhostCurse1.1%
GroundDrill Run1.1%
FireFire Fang1.1%
SteelGyro Ball1.1%
PsychicRest1.1%
NormalSleep Talk1.1%
RockStealth Rock1.1%
GroundStomping Tantrum1.1%

Items

Revealed in 74 games

Steelixite85.1%
Life Orb5.4%
Leftovers4.1%
Psychic Seed2.7%
Air Balloon1.4%
Quick Claw1.4%

30-day trend0.0% – 0.5%

Most common teammates

Lead pairs

Counters

Not enough data

Teams with Steelix

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Steelix is on 0.4% of VGC 2026 Reg M-C teams (30 days), ranking 123. Its most seen moves are High Horsepower, Heavy Slam and Protect. The most revealed item is Steelixite. It usually teams up with Tyranitar and Sinistcha. It is brought in 68% of its games and leads in 22%.